Spouse Kunwar Aishwarya Singh Name Devyani Rana | Mother Rani Usha Raje Scindia | |
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Father Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Parents Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Rani Usha Raje Scindia Born 1971 (age 51–52) Issue Adidev Singh Similar Dipendra of Nepal, Jung Bahadur Rana, Princess Shruti of Nepal Nationality Nepali | ||
Devyani rana
Devyani Rana (Nepali: देव्यानी राणा) was the prospective fiancée of the Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal. She is the second daughter of Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Rani Usha Raje Scindia, daughter of George Jivajirao Scindia, the last Maharaja of Gwalior.
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- Devyani rana was not one of them
- Family
- Proposed engagement
- Post massacre
- Personal life
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Devyani rana was not one of them
Family
By her father, Devyani is a member of the Rana dynasty. Her mother Usha Raje Scindia, is a daughter of George Jivajirao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior. She has one sibling, her older sister, Urvashi Rajya Laxmi.
Her paternal great-grandfather was Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
She attended Welham Girl's High School, Dehradun, Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer; Lady Shriram College, Delhi and Kathmandu University (MA).
Proposed engagement
Dipendra was in England between 1987 and 1990, and his local guardian was Baronet, Sir Jeremy Bagge, whose son was also at Eton. Bagge's daughter was a friend of Devyani who was also studying in England. Dipendra and Devyani met at the Bagges' Norfolk home, and Dipendra quickly fell in love with her and asked her to marry him. However, Dipendra's parents, and especially his mother Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (born Rana), opposed the marriage. Devyani's friends also began to suspect Dipendra was hitting her, although she denied it.
Reports, including an article from the July 30, 2001 issue of The New Yorker, suggest that the massacre of Nepal's royal family was precipitated by the refusal of Dipendra's parents to approve his choice of marriage. This lack of consent is cited as a significant factor leading to the tragic event.
Post massacre
Devyani Rana fled to India immediately after the royal massacre to escape media attention. In 2004, Rana obtained a second master's degree from the London School of Economics. She currently works for the United Nations Development Programme.
Personal life
On 23 February 2007, Rana married Kunwar Aishwarya Singh of Singrauli, the son of Raja Bhuvneshwar Prasad Singh and Rani Veena Singh a royal from the erstwhile state of Singrauli and the grandson of former Indian Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh, a royal from the erstwhile state of Churhat. The wedding took place at the Scindia Villa, New Delhi.